Happy New Year and Welcome Back To School! I hope you enjoyed your Winter Break and holidays with your family and friends.

We have now entered a new calendar year. As 2024 starts, people always take the time to reflect on the year going out, determine areas of growth, set new goals, and make resolutions for the new year.

As we reflect here at BCES, we would like to share that we appreciate you allowing our faculty and staff to serve you and your family in 2023. 2023 was a wonderful year and we have so much to be grateful and thankful for at Bryan County Elementary School. We are determined to make 2024 even better as we continue our partnership with you and your family to finish out the school year strong. As we continue to push your child to reach their fullest academic potential, we look forward to partnering with you in this endeavor throughout the second semester.

We can't wait to see all of our students in the building on January 4, 2024. I would like to commend you for making attendance a top priority and getting your child to school during the month of December. You did a fabulous job, so let's keep the attendance momentum going for the new year. As an incentive, every student with perfect attendance during the month of January will be entered into a drawing for a school spirit shirt.

Progress reports and retention letters will be going home on Friday, January 5th.

• Breakfast and Lunch are not free this year. Please complete the free and reduced lunch application using this link.

• Breakfast- $2.25 for students

• Lunch- $3.25 for students

• Lunch- $4.25 for adults

We will resume eating with children on January 16th. Please sign up here to eat with your child.

If your child owes lunch money, please take care of this by the end of the week. The lunchroom sent out notices and Class DOJO messages before we left for Christmas vacation.

Please visit our school webpage and/or "Like" our Facebook page for the most up-to-date family engagement information. You can also find our Family Engagement Plan on our school webpage. Please remember we have a Parent Resource Center. This center contains educational games and activities you can use at home with your child. If you would like to check out materials for additional skills practice at home, please email Mrs. Gebhart at sgebhart@bryan.k12.ga.us. She is the Intervention Specialist and will help you select things to work on at home with your child.

We have a TON of lost and found! Our lost and found is overflowing with jackets, lunchboxes, water bottles, and other items. Please remind your children to check the area for any items they are missing. In the future, please make sure you put your child's name in his/her jacket so we can get it back to the rightful owner.

• January 1st- Happy New Year!
• January 4th- Students Return To School/ Second Semester Begins
  
• January 5th- Progress Reports Go Home- 1st- 5th Grade
• January 12th- KONA Ice
• January 15th- MLK Holiday
• January 22nd- 100th Day of School- Dress Up!
  
• January 23rd- Class Pictures
• February 14th- Kindergarten Progress Reports
• February 15th-20th- Student Holidays-Winter Break
  
• February 20th- Teacher Professional Learning Workday
• February 21st- Students Return To School
• March 15th- Student Holiday

• There are two approved methods for making transportation changes:
  

  1. Send a note to the teacher. Include the address to go to, date, and parent's signature.

  • Young students often forget to give notes to the teacher, so it is strongly recommended that you follow up with a call to the office (912-626-5033) to make sure we received the note.

  
  

  2. Send a text message to 912-292-9315. Please include the student’s full name and the new address they need to go to. PREFERRED METHOD

  • Texts must come from a phone number you have registered with the school.

  
  

  All messages must be received by 2:00 at the latest.
  

  • Messages will be checked at 2:00 and you will receive a response from the school between 2:05-2:30.
  • Between 2:05-2:30, the office will send a reply to your message that states: Message received. If you do not get a reply by 2:30, please call the school.
  • This number is not a working telephone number and therefore does not receive phone calls. It only receives text messages

  
  

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO SIGN YOUR CHILD OUT EARLY, YOU MUST BE AT SCHOOL BEFORE 2:30. IF NOT, YOU WILL HAVE TO UTILIZE THE CAR RIDER LINE.

Why Is Early Intervention Important? Early Intervention provides support, resources, and services to young children diagnosed with, suspected of having, or being at risk of developmental delays. If you have concerns, please talk to your child's pediatrician. You can also contact Bryan County School's early intervention program and ask to have your little one evaluated to see if he/she has a developmental delay or disability.

Do you have a small child at home? Click on the link below to learn about the developmental milestones to look for in ages 2 months- 5 years. https://development.decal.ga.gov/#/

Get In Touch With Us To Learn More. Paulette Hodges Smith 912-851-4014

We would love to hear your thoughts or feedback on how we can improve your experience. This feedback goes directly to Mrs. Holcombe, BCES Principal. Please click here to leave feedback for Mrs. Holcombe.

Thank you for your feedback!

School Office Hours: 7:30-4:30

School Hours: 8:30-3:30

Email: aholcombe@bryan.k12.ga.us
Phone: 912-626-5033

Website: https://bces.bryancountyschools.org/o/bces
Location: 250 Payne Road, Pembroke, GA, USA
Phone: 912-626-5033
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BryanCountyES